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Young filmmaker Tyler Redmond won the Best Tasman Award at the New Zealand Youth Film Festival in Auckland.
When Blenheim filmmaker Tyler Redmond went to the New Zealand Youth Film Festival he wasn’t expecting to meet one of the biggest inspirations of his budding career.
But in Auckland for the festival last Friday, the 19-year-old literally bumped into special effects maestro and Wētā Workshop founder Sir Richard Taylor.
“We went off to the Wētā exhibition (in the Sky Tower), and it was closed for a private function, but we did a little video vlog in the Wētā workshop store, and as we were doing that, a man walks out of the door. That man was five time Oscar winner Sir Richard Taylor,” Redmond said.
“I just got one photo with him because I was so in shock. I told him he was one of my biggest idols, my biggest inspirations.”
Tyler Redmond
The 19-year-old was in Auckland for the New Zealand Youth Film Festival.
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Redmond had a 10-minute chat with Taylor, talking about bullying, one of his movie’s topics, and about dyslexia which Taylor suffers from.
“When I told him that I was up there for his award, which was Wētā FX Best Visual Effects Award, it was pretty amazing.
“I showed him my badge, and he was like, ‘Oh, wow congratulations, that must be a really big deal for you. And I said, It’s all because of you Sir’.”
“His advice was just do it, just keep doing it and that’s what I am doing.”
Redmond was nominated in the Wētā FX Best Visual Effects category for his music video of No Fooling Us from Nelson band Army of Azra, and in the Regional Category. He won the Best Tasman Award.
“I was gobsmacked.”
He said he had been filming since he was old enough to hold a camcorder.
“I made an Ironman parody when I was 8 for a holiday programme down in Christchurch.
“I’ve always wanted to do filmmaking like even before that, but like ever since that moment, I was like, this is a profession I want to be in.”
Redmond said colour grading and lighting were what he liked most about filmmaking.
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“When you look at something, normally, you see a picture, but how can you make that picture better? You’ve got to choose the colours, I like to hand paint my colours into my videos.”
Redmond launched his own company, Collaborative Kiwi Studios, in March 2019.
“Creating my own company was a big step. Basically, I had a choice from my family, either to go to film school, or to have a look at getting a camera. I chose to get a camera.”
Redmond is currently working on a music video for Christchurch artist Chris Lake and his new single On My Knees. He is also co-producing a short film that should keep him busy for another year-and-a-half.
Getting his driving licence and moving to Wellington were part of Redmond’s future plans.
“I’d like to be working as a cinematographer, professionally working on projects I guess really speak to me.”
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